Crank holder



l M. THU. CI'RANK HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 2, 192|.

INVENTOR.

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Patented July 4, 19221.I

' eliminating disagreeablenoises;

MARTIN THU; ORRAKRRSFIELD, cALIFoRn'IA.

'CRANE HOLDER.

Application ined inanhV 2,

To all whom t concern: p t

Be it known that I, MARTIN THU, a citi-f I zen ofthe United States,residing at-Bakerscrank of an automobile."

field, in the county of Kern and State of California, have invented newand useful y Improvements in Crank'Holders, of which the following -i'sa specification.

It is the object' of this invention to pro- A vide a crank holderparticularly kadapted to be employed asa holder for the starting Theimproved holden will prevent the Vi'starting crank fromv swinging andrattling whenV the automobile is in motion* and will thus preventunnecessary wear as wellV as The improved holder also provides a 1 pleconstruction which may be readily placed lin operative position.

p 2--2 of Fig. l. 'showingthe crank holder inoperative position-indotted lines. Y

.veniently moved into operative position and las readilyswung `out ofthe way when it is vdesired toturn the Ycrank iforstartingy the inlposition andY which forms a'devicey con- 1 Fig. 3 is a plan view ofthecrank holder" showing thel method of engaging acrank.

Fig.y 4 is a perspective view oftheeholder. ,In the drawings I haveVshown the usual front transverse spring of an automobile at vl, saidspring being carried within a chan.

nel iron 2 havingv the clips 3 bolted thereto-Y for retaining Vthespring iny said channelf A bearing 4 for crank iis positionedY inusualvmanner above spring lrwith the crank arm 6 extending downwardlyin `frontof the .spring and terminating in a usual handle 'The improved crankholder comprises a resilient member, preferablya single pieceof'roundwire, and forming a notch 8 inter-l mediate of its ends adaptedto receive crank arm 6. Beyond notch`8,the.respective ends `ofithe wirearezpreferablycoiled as shown l at 9 in order to impart additionalresiliency to the holder. 'vTheends of the wire then Specification ofLetters Patent.l

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` .extendA rearwardly asshown-at 170 and ter;4

minate indown'wardly' oli'set portions having angularly disposedllen'ds12.

The 'endslg are J'Ollfnaled with relation to the frame ofthe automobileas by receiv ing the same'in the spaces `formed betweenk y theedgeofchannel iron 2A andthe clips 3. By this arrangement the crankholder may be either swung upwardly to operative 'post tion, asshown'infull `lines in Fig. 'Qandf` wherein i crank arms 6 willbereceivedfin notchv 8, or may be swung downwardly to the crankforVlatter. Y K- It will be noted that due to thejofsetpor-s tions' 1'1 ofthe crankholderfthat the' .pivotal l nIn'ountings provided for thevlatteriby thef :ends l2 are below'the pointA ofy contact be-V ;tweenthe resilient clip `forming the holder' and the crankwhenthe,holder.isinopera# l Ative position. As ,at-consequence theholdery V the Position-.Shown -n Vdotted lines in 2 and whereinthefholderfis disengaged from s Permitting of rotation of the isprevented 'from working litself #down-e" wardly and loose from thecrank.

.Itl will, thus be seen that I 'have provided j i ,extremelyl simple buteiiicient means for retaining a'starting crank in position and one whichmay be readily moved into erative or inoperative position.

@Various changes may berinade without"fl'v y departing-.from spiritofVVV the; invention'V -'What'is claimedlis-:V 'i

`either opa v Aecrankfholder comprising a wire having a centrall portionbent*v to" form a notch i s e g i tions extending'outwardlyandloackwardly` f adaptedv to Vlreceive a-crank arm, second porfrom thecentralfportion, said secondporr' backwardly trom V the secondportions,'fourth portions extending downwardly e. from the" adapted tobe mounted in the clips engaging tions Vbeing coiled,A third portionsextending 'i `V third portions, fifth portions extendinghack-A f`wardly. from the fourth portions, andy sixth -I portions extendingoutwardly vfrom the itthV L portions, the sixthjportions forming pintlesl the frontspring of'anautomobile soQtl-iat the'holder may swing upandfdown intof and out -ot engagement with-the. c1"ank arm.

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